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2014 December-January Montana Lawyer Montana State Bar of Montana December/January 2014/2015 Lawyer Vol. 40, No. 3 By Trent Hooper and Bobbi Owen Page 10 Also in this edition: > Edward Snowden: Hero or Traitor? Creighton University Law Professor G. > Elder Care Section offers tips for a quality Michael Fenner takes an in-depth look holiday season for elders and those with > Guest opinion by former Montana Supreme special needs Court Justice James C. Nelson > Fastcase free webinars for 2015 > Reception in Billings will honor new > President’s Message to new legislators Ninth Circuit Chief Judge Sidney Thomas Montana Lawyer 1 The official magazine of the State Bar of Montana published every month except January and July by the State Bar of Montana, 7 W. Sixth Ave., Suite 2B, P.O. Box 577, Helena MT 59624. (406) 442-7660; Fax (406) 442-7763. INDEX E-mail: [email protected] State Bar Officers January 2014 President Mark D. Parker, Billings President-Elect Matthew Thiel, Missoula Feature Stories Secretary-Treasurer Tips on Having Enjoyable Holiday Season with Elders ...................8 Bruce M. Spencer, Helena Immediate Past President Wisely Choosing a Defensible Business Name ............................... 10 Randall Snyder, Bigfork Edward Snowden: Hero or Traitor? ..................................................... 14 Chair of the Board Leslie Halligan, Missoula Fastcase Free Webinars in 2015 ........................................................... 21 Board of Trustees Attorney Match Mentorship Service .................................................. 26 Marybeth Sampsel, Kalispell Elizabeth Brennan, Missoula Leslie Shoquist, Missoula Guest Opinion: Citizens United Decision .......................................... 28 Tammy Wyatt-Shaw, Missoula Ellen Donohue, Anaconda Jason Holden, Great Falls Shari Gianarelli, Conrad Regular Features Kent Sipe, Roundup Luke Berger, Helena Member News ...............................................................................................5 Kate Ellis, Helena J. Stuart Segrest, Helena Court orders ...................................................................................................7 Jane Mersen, Bozeman Lynda White, Bozeman State Bar News ............................................................................................ 24 Juli Pierce, Billings Ross McLinden, Billings CLE .................................................................................................................. 24 Monique Voigt, Billings Job Postings/Classifieds ....................................................................29-31 ABA Delegates Damon L. Gannett, Billings Shane Vannatta, Missoula Montana Lawyer Staff Publisher | Christopher L. Manos Editor | Joe Menden From the cover (406) 447-2200; fax: 442-7763 e-mail: [email protected] Common mistakes made by business owners when naming their business can cost them legal trouble and money. Authors Trent Subscriptions are a benefit of State Bar Hooper from Crowley Fleck in Billings and student Bobbi Owen membership. give attorneys tips for arming their clients for trademark Advertising rates are available upon skirmishes — or avoiding them altogether. request. Statements and expressions of opinion appearing herein are those of the advertisers or authors and do not neces- sarily reflect the views of the State Bar of Montana. Postmaster: Send address changes to Montana Lawyer, P.O. Box 577, Helena MT 59624. Page 2 December-January 2014-2015 Try Our ENTERTAINING and EDUCATIONAL CLE Movies as Live December 29, 2014 Webcasts or Video on Demand Each $65-85/Both $129-149 Ben Franklin on Ethics for Self-Study! (1 Hr Ethics) and/or All Webcasts begin at 10:00 a.m. MT, VOD at Your Convenience Ben Franklin Lincoln on Professionalism on Ethics (1.25 Hrs Ethics) Thurgood Marshall’s CoMING! Featuring T. 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SMSeries Brought to you by … Series For program details, all 2015 dates, accreditation in other states … the Dramatic difference in CLE ® and registration go to http://periaktos.bizvision.com or contact 3213 West Main Street #272 • Rapid City, SD 57702 Anna Marie Thatcher, J.D. Managing Producer, 605-787-7099, 605-787-7099 • [email protected] [email protected]. www.montanabar.org Page 3 President’s Message | President Mark D. Parker A letter from Bar president to Montana’s 150 legislators Well, this year’s over, or close to it. We combine the “L” class. Political commentators, media personalities, and some December-January issue of the Montana Lawyer, so the next snotty citizens who should know better, will roll cheap general- time you hear from me you will have made it through, hap- izations and insults off their lips about you with not a whit of pily I hope, the holiday season. This year I am hoping that the concern that there will be any backlash. No one will stand up and dour commentators who drone on about “Christmas being castigate unfair, dishonest and downright mean generalizations, too commercial” (ironically a paid gig for most of them) keep stereotypes and, dare I say, bigotry about Legislators. You can their mouths shut. Who cares, really? Let everyone celebrate say “All politicians are crooks” in this country without a bit of Christmas or their holiday of choice as they please, without protest. For many of you, this will be the first time you have been background noise. in such a position. It’s not fun, it’s not fair, and I have decided My present to the State Bar of Montana will be relief from that I am going to speak up for you when I get a chance. Probably having to read a “Christmas Letter” about me and my family’s won’t work but I will try. diseases, successes, travels, awards, etc. But, don’t rejoice too As a lawyer, I am numb to it. Lawyer jokes are treated as much yet. I do have a letter you can read on some cold wintry fair game even among those who claim to champion all causes of night. It’s my letter to 150 Montana legislators. equality and fairness. You can say “Lawyers are crooks” with less public angst than uttering the tautology “All crooks are crooks.” Dear Montana Legislators, Lobbyists also catch it in the chops, and unfairly so. The State Bar of Montana has two Lobbyists, Ed Bartlett and On behalf of the State Bar of Montana, I thank each of you Bruce Spencer. Call on them at any time for anything. We hire for serving in our legislature. You have made the sacrifices, and them on a flat fee. Bruce and Ed represent a few thousand law- deserve the thanks. Door to door dodging dogs, and dog drop- yers, who in turn represent a few hundred thousand Montanans. pings. Getting home after the kids are in bed, and being out the The State Bar will probably have no opinion on most matters. door before they get up. Asking your employees; employers; fam- But, if you want to know whether a bill will increase or decrease ily; friends and complete strangers to make sacrifices so you can the legal, governmental, regulatory or other burdens on a citizen, serve them. Whether you are a farmer, teacher, rancher, business Bruce or Ed will know, or find someone who does know. owner or fry chef, now you will decide everything from the “state The State Bar will speak up on a few matters. We will vocal- fossil” to methods of execution. The line of people wanting money ize our support for the judiciary. The State Bar has resolved to will wend around the nose of the Sleeping Giant. The line of support the Office of Public Defender in its effort to discharge its people wanting to pay more taxes will fit in the phone booth. constitutional charge to defend indigents. Lastly, we will try to People will scream in your ear “The government must do be of some help to our mutual goal of making family law more something about this!” and “We need to get government out of accessible, and less cumbersome, to our citizenry. If we don’t do our lives!” in the same rant and never see a speck of inconsis- these things, no one else will. tency, and bristle when you point it out. Again, thanks for making the sacrifice. Have fun. Take care of There is an unfortunate and, regrettably, unavoidable conse- yourself. The session is tough work, and we appreciate the effort. quence of your sacrifice and success. As a Legislator (much like Lawyers and Lobbyists) you are now an unprotected class – The Mark D. Parker There is an unfortunate and, regrettably, unavoidable consequence of your sacrifice and success. As a Legislator (much like Lawyers and Lobbyists) you are now “ part of an unprotected class — the ‘L’ class. Page 4 December-January” 2014-2015 Member and Montana News Nowels joins Garlington, Lohn & Robinson millions of dollars of revenue and managed disputes with other commercial entities. Robert Nowels recently joined Garlington, Lohn & Haus’ practice will focus on the general practice of law with Robinson PLLP in the firm’s commercial and real an emphasis on business litigation, transactional and business law estate practice. matters, civil litigation, employment law and criminal law. He Nowels earned his Bachelor of Arts degree passed the Montana State Bar Exam in 2013 and is a member of in business management from the University of the Federal District Court of Montana, the State Bars of Montana Utah and his J.D. from the University of Montana and Minnesota, and the Gallatin County Bar Association.
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